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October 31, 2014

UN experts to Israel: end human rights abuses and institutionalised discrimination

A UN panel of independent experts in Geneva has urged Israel to end a host of practices violating Palestinian human rights. The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation...

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October 30, 2014

Former Israeli Ambassador to Washington: I do not doubt that Obama will refrain from using veto

The former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Danny Ayalon recently said he would not be surprised if US President Barack Obama did not use the US veto in...

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October 30, 2014

US exceptionalism makes it a poor choice as world leader

With a growing list of US military interventions around the world, and their accompanying human rights abuses including the ongoing shame of Guantanamo Bay in the background, it is...

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October 30, 2014

UN: Israel is raising doubts about its commitment to peace

A senior official at the United Nations has said that Israel’s commitment to build 1,060 settler homes in East Jerusalem raises serious doubts about the country’s commitment to peace...

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October 30, 2014

Malala to donate prize for Gaza schools

Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai is to donate $50,000 towards rebuilding schools in Gaza, she announced Wednesday. Malala was speaking in Stockholm where she received the World’s Children’s Prize....

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October 30, 2014

Benkirane: Morocco’s relationship with Turkey is “deeply rooted in history”

Prime Minister of Morocco Abdelilah Benkirane said that his country’s relationship with Turkey is “deeply rooted in history and is based on brotherhood, cooperation and advocacy”. The statement was...

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October 30, 2014

UNRWA and displacing ‘inspiration’

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai has declared her intention to donate her winnings from the World Children’s Prize to UNRWA. The $50,000, according to statements on the UNRWA...

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October 30, 2014

Cyprus: Tripartite meeting with Egypt and Greece is not against Turkey

The tripartite meeting held yesterday between the foreign ministers of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus was not aimed at forming an alliance against Turkey, the Ambassador of Cyprus in Cairo...

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October 30, 2014

Amnesty calls on Algeria to reverse decision to deport Syrian refugee

Amnesty International yesterday called on Algeria to reverse its decision to deport a Syrian refugee, after he was found not to have the correct documentation. In a press statement,...

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October 30, 2014

Israel closes Al-Aqsa Mosque

Interior Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch today ordered the closure Al-Aqsa Mosque in the wake of an assassination attempt on the extremist Rabbi Yehuda Glick. Police shut the compound to all...

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